Not taking this as negative, and I agree it was partly a rant. Maybe I should remove the Ask HN tag? But again, it's not a non-question either. Negativity is a

Not taking this as negative, and I agree it was partly a rant. Maybe I should remove the Ask HN tag? But again, it's not a non-question either. Negativity is a general sentiment I've often seen within threads these days and it probably needs to be looked at. This forum should encourage people building new stuff. While the quality of submissions may not have gone down over the years, the negativity has certainly gone up. ADD: To answer your edit. > To address your "question", no HN hasn't become a negative place. A simple read throughout the comments of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9628682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9628682 will show the great sense of human empathy that thread reflects. That's a totally different type of article and I wouldn't be surprised if comments are supportive when someone is struggling with cancer. Not saying we've devolved into that level of inhumaneness. Not at all. OTOH, discouraging people who build stuff (and try to share what they have built) is my central point.